Ryan Sessegnon Quotes

I've trained all my life not to be distracted by distractions.

When I got to match point in the final I was afraid I'd be a little nervous, but I just said, You have to stay focused, just think about what you have to do.

Actually, performing is a lot like golf. You are alone, so vulnerable.

We try not to let pressure get into our heads and play the way we usually do.

After I make some bad shots, it makes me bear down and concentrate more.

The expectations and pressure doesn't mean you change. That's something that's always been instilled in me, and doesn't matter what the situation or what the game means, I'm always going to approach the game the same way.

In international sport you get distractions all the time, but at the end of the day that shouldn't affect how you deliver a ball or how you hit a ball.

Life is a hailstorm of distractions. It's not the monster that stops us but the mosquito.

You just got to be #patient, be focused, you know there are lots of distractions out there.

To be a champion, you have to learn to handle stress and pressure. But if you've prepared mentally and physically, you don't have to worry.

The best thing about golf is ultimately what it teaches you about yourself. And the worst thing is how freakin' nervous it can make you feel.

I don't lack confidence. I don't sweat. I don't want to get too Zen on you, but I have to run my own race.

As much as we pump iron and we run to build our strength up, we need to build our mental strength up... so we can focus... so we can be in concert with one another.

I don't think about the press or the crowds or the other leaders of the race. The focus is only on myself. As soon as I see the targets, I tune them out.

Actually the adrenaline of the game will probably help me out a little bit to regain command and concentration about the things that I have to do.

I think I'm really good at forgetting about golf when I'm off the golf course.

When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition.

If you can keep playing tennis when somebody is shooting a gun down the street, that's concentration.

I learned early in sports that to be effective - for a player to play the best he can play - is a matter of concentration and being unaware of distractions, positive or negative.

You have to think of them as your peers. You can't really - when you're on the course and looking up to anybody, you're saying, 'Wow, that's so and so,' that's when you get into trouble. For instance, if you're paired with them, then what do you do?

I try to block out everything that distracts me. Even a big play, I blank it out.

When you're out there in the heat of the moment and you're pitching, and it's a big situation, you're saying 'Don't throw a ball, don't give up a hit, don't walk this guy.' But the harder you want to control something the more it gets out of your control.

That's what a lot of people say, especially in college, it looked like I'm lackadaisical out there, like I'm not really paying attention. If I'm always tense, I'm going to be overthinking the game. I try to just go with the flow.

I don't like giving up hits and stuff, but I try not to show it. I don't want the hitter to see that something bothers me.

Fans were booing me at one point. I just kept working, that's the main thing. I'm not going to let that deteriorate my game.